Kirk Cousins
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This is how QBs have played against the Patriots in the 2026 season.
| Wk | Team | Player | Cmp | Att | PaYd | PaTD | INT | Car | RuYd | RuTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  SEA | Drew Lock | 16 | 22 | 187 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 12.8 |
| 2 |  PIT | Aaron Rodgers | 23 | 39 | 187 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  JAX | Trevor Lawrence | 19 | 29 | 182 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 19.8 |
| 4 |  BUF | Josh Allen | 23 | 33 | 253 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18.5 |
| Average | 20.3 | 30.8 | 202.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 11.8 | 0.3 | 13.8 | ||
| Median | 21.0 | 31.0 | 187.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 15.6 | ||
| High | 23 | 39 | 253 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 19.8 | ||
| Low | 16 | 22 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
How Kirk Cousins should do vs the PatriotsSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection
Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Patriots, plus a projection for this game.
What is this table?
Rows at the top are every game Kirk Cousins has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.
Compare against picks which group of Patriots opponents to line them up with: the best QB they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Kirk Cousins will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.
Patriots avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Kirk Cousins's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Kirk Cousins usually produces.
Projected is Kirk Cousins's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Patriots were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.
| Wk | Opp | Cmp | Att | PaYd | PaTD | INT | Car | RuYd | RuTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIA | 21 | 30 | 160 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 0 | 13.8 |
| 2 | LAC | 19 | 29 | 253 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20.2 |
| 3 | NO | 22 | 33 | 248 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 22.2 |
| 4 | KC | 31 | 52 | 365 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.6 |
| 5 | NE | 19 | 28 | 243 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.7 |
| 6 | BUF | 23 | 41 | 313 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 |
| 7 | LA | 26 | 44 | 295 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 20.4 |
| 8 | NYJ | 19 | 26 | 247 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 28.2 |
| Cousins avg | 22.5 | 35.4 | 265.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 20.0 | |
| Patriots QB1 avg | 20.3 | 30.8 | 202.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 11.8 | 0.3 | 13.8 | |
| Difference | -2.3 | -4.6 | -63.3 | -1.1 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +10.9 | +0.1 | -6.2 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what Cousins averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.
Prediction & chance to scoreKirk Cousins vs the Patriots
Prediction for Kirk Cousins
Nobody knows which slot Kirk Cousins will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Patriots.
I predict about 15.4 points for Kirk Cousins if playing as a QB1. Kirk Cousins has averaged 19.7 over 4 games, and the Patriots have given up 13.8 to QB1s (-17% vs the league average of 16.6).
How this projection is built
1. The player. Kirk Cousins scored: Wk 1 13.8, Wk 2 20.2, Wk 3 22.2, Wk 4 22.6. Average 19.7; weighted toward recent games it is 17.1.
2. The defense. Over 4 games, the Patriots allowed 13.8 points to their opponent's QB1. The league average for that slot is 16.6, so that is -17%.
3. Trusting small samples less. With 4 defensive games, only 57% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a -10% adjustment (x0.90).
4. Result. 17.1 x 0.90 = 15.4. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.
It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.
Chance to score
Type a point total to see how likely Kirk Cousins is to reach it as a QB1.
Why this percentage?
The projection (15.4) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 6.2 points, leaning on Kirk Cousins's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical QB swings before that).
Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 15.
With only 4 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.
InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
- QB1s have averaged 202.3 passing yards, 1.3 passing TDs and 11.8 rushing yards against the Patriots across 4 games.
- The Patriots allow 13.8 PPR points to QB1s, -17% versus the league average of 16.6 (ranked 26 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a tough matchup.
- Outlier: Week 3, Trevor Lawrence (19.8 pts) sits far above the other games and pulls the averages up. Average with it vs without it: pts 13.8 vs 11.8. The table above keeps the raw averages.
- Outlier: Week 2, Aaron Rodgers (4.0 pts) sits far below the other games and drags the averages down. Average with it vs without it: pts 13.8 vs 17.0. The table above keeps the raw averages.
- 2 of 4 games reached 15+ PPR points. Scores range from 4.0 to 19.8 (median 15.6).
- Every QB1 in the sample cleared 150 passing yards.
- QB1s scored a touchdown in 3 of 4 games (75%).
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.